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The real Maria Theresa ruled the 18th century Hapsburg dynasty, which included Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia and other choice parts of Northern Europe, for 40 years.<p>The river cruise ship that bears her name will launch March 26 in Amsterdam with a regal ceremony of its own, according to a …

Breathing and sitting up straight are two elements that engineer duo Andre Persidsky and Alex Ahlund believe are key to getting a handle on stress and wellbeing. The two life-long meditators and serial entrepreneurs came together to create Prana, a patent-pending clip-on disk that monitors how your …

In a response to anarticle by Pamela Druckerman in the <i>New York Times</i> about "being French," someone described his experiences bumming cigarettes when he was broke during his last six weeks in Paris:<p>The phrase "<i>Puis-je prendre une cigarette</i>," made certain people look like my question made them …